The Dublin Progress (Dublin, Tex.), Vol. 100, No. 43, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 16, 1988 Page: 4 of 70
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We’re beginning to see demonstra-
tions on college campuses again. Not
major ones like in the old days, but
demonstrations nonetheless.
Yesterday a group of students at an
institution for the deaf were pro-
testing the fact that the college had
never had a deaf president, and they
intended to sit right where they were
until this problem was rectified.
My birth date and locale were such
that I missed out on the really good
stuff in the turbulent sixties, but
thank God, I did get to be a part of one
sit-in protest. My life couldn’t
possibly have been complete without
it. Odessa College was the site in 1969.
It wasn’t on the order of the Kent
State fiasco. At least nobody got shot.
In fact, our sit-in wasn’t even con-
sidered serious enough to call in the
Odessa national guard.
I was married, had a kid and would
go home to supper after the protest. I
had no beard and my hair didn’t even
cover my ears. I doubt seriously
there was a rebel-rouser among us
who was willing to be hauled into a
paddy-wagon while television
cameras watched police officers
scoop us off the grass.
What we had here was a govern-
ment instructor who was protesting
the school’s policy against tenure for
professors. When he became a pain-
in-the-neck, they fired him.
That wasn’t exactly like protesting
the war in Vietnam, or the Nixon ad-
ministration, then again, this was
Odessa where the only people who
would do something like that were
communists. And communists never
have been well received in the land of
Mojo.
At any rate, we waited until our
morning classes were complete, then
strolled to a vacant athletic field and
gathered around in a group of, oh, I’d
say, about 200 protesters.
I can’t remember if we sang “We
Shall Overcome,” but we sang
something, and a couple of student-
council types read statements. The
television cameras were there, along
with a few smiling faculty members.
Conspicuous in their absence were
the college administrators.
It was as close as we could get to
the feeling of being mass-produced by
brainless capitalist pigs. After a few
minutes, we got up and went across
the street for some brainless
capitalists hot dogs, then watched our
passive sit-in on the news that
evening.
To be honest, I probably wouldn’t
have been there had it not been for
the large circle of students gathering
with placards in the field just beyod
my last class. I got curious and asked
somebody what was going on. The
person explained what it was all
about, and I said that sounded like a
ripoff, and the next thing you knew, I
was sitting in the big middle of them.
I had no strong feelings about
tenure then and I still don’t. If I was a
college professor it might be dif-
ferent. Still, I’m glad I didn’t get en-
tirely through the sixties without
lodging some kind of protest about
something.
Not long after I left junior college,
protests began to dwindle, and not
long afterwards the established order
had everything going its way again.
Students began bowing before
capitalism and using their sheepskins
to get good jobs and fancy cars. Next
thing you knew, they were wearing
dress up clothes and clean-shaven
faces. Most bathed dialy, and not a
college building went up in flames for
years.
Perhaps more revealing, most of
the protesters started getting comfor-
table themselves. With the crows teet
that appeared around their eyes,
came the expensive sound systems
and VCRs. Hardly anybody mention-
ed the idealistic concept of Marxism
anymore, and communism was
soundly defeated once again.
Now small signs of dissent are re-
appearing and that’s probably good.
Not because Marxism is a good idea,
but because students are beginning to
think for themselves again. Like our
thoughts, their thoughts are probably
immature and not well-thought
cut—but it’s a good sign nevertheless.
An American who automatically
embraces the status-quo in
economics shouldn’t be trusted
anymore than an American who
automatically embraces the status-
quo in religion.
A student ought to test drive tradi-
tional beliefs. See what they’re all
about. It helps balance his options.
Then when he veers back toward
capitalism—as all of us who have
faith in the American system know he
will—then he’ll know why he’s doing
it. Instead of becoming a clone of his
parents , he becomes a more
enlightened individual who will even-
tually—with patience—become a bet-
ter American.
I’m not saying we ought to start
burning libraries again, but students
and administrators alike are better
served when their activities are sub-
ject to close scrutiny. Just as religion
is better served when it isn’t poured
into the skull and allowed to harden
prematurely.
Even in the turbulent sixites the
students weren’t always wrong,
which means that sometimes the
established order was.
Copyright Art Lawler, 1988
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Rev. Phil Lovelace of Caldwell
First Baptist Church will preached
for revival services at Edna Hill Bap-
tist Church.
The revival begins Thursday and
will end Sunday.
Services will begin each evening at
7 p.m. There will be special music
each night.
Sunday morning services will be
held at 10 a.m.
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We regret to inform you that we lost
Mrs. Lunda Bowling of our nursing
home. Our sympathy goes out to her
friends and family. We all will miss
her. At this time we have Eunice
Parkman in the hospital. We hope she
will be better soon.
We had Dita Cowan move to Athens
and Paul Warren move to Seminole.
Each moved to be nearer to their
children. We will miss then both.
We want to welcome Mrs. Dessie
Cooper into our nursing home family.
She came to us from Gorman.
Following Sunday School and sing-
ing Sunday morning we had the
Church of Christ come in the after-
noon and bring us some more good
singing.
Monday afternoon we all sure enjoy
Chuck Hawkins from the Baptist
Church come and bring us a good bi-
ble lesson.
Tuesday we are to have the High
Stepping Band of the 60’s from
Hamilton with us in the afternoon. I
am sure we all will enjoy them. Most
of our residents love all kinds of
music and bands.
Several of our group have started
working on puzzles this past week.
We had one puzzle we all worked on
all week and still have not finished it.
It is a pretty snow scene. I have never
worked on a round puzzle before. It is
very fascinating and hard.
Still having good bible lessons
Wednesday mornings with the
Church of Christ. Then we have our
piano playing we all so enjoy in the
afternoon with Father Baker.
Next Sunday the Greens Creek
Batist Church will bring us the music
and singing. Last month they were
unable to be with us so it will sure be
good to have them back. Several of
this church and others come out each
week and help in Fridays sing a long.
We appreciate all those who give so
much of their time and come and help
make things more pleasant for our
residents and help pass the time.
Chris Christensen of Hurst filled
the pulpit Sunday. He, his wife
Sharon and daughter Candy had
lunch with the Tommy Burlesons.
Other visitors were Horace and Bet
Landes and Royce of Mesquite.
It was nice to have Lottie and Ed
Mallory and Frank, Rita, John and
Walter Barbee back in Church. They
were surely missed.
Glad to report that Steve Hum-
phries has improved enough to be
moved to a room in Harris Fort
Worth hospital from the I.C.U.
Odell Woods took a cold and his
heart surgery has been set for the
28th now.
Merle Grozier, Bill Weeks and I
visited Tuesday with Sonny Springer
and Louise Gunn. We went to other
places but didn’t find anyone home.
Sissie Rogers spent several days in
Dublin hopsital with the flu. We miss-
ed them at Bible study. We had seven
at Bible study, Merle Grozier served
the refreshments.
Phylis Hill and children of Temple
came by and Bill Weeks went with
them to visit relatives in Post.
David Gilbreath spent Spring break
with his parents Gene and Maxine.
John Barbee is on spring break this
week.
Bea Salyer fixed a birthday supper
for her daughter-in-law Beverly
Thursday.
Janiece Pettijohn went to Tolar
Saturday from work to help her great
grandson Jarred Hopson celebrate
his first birthday.
Anita Wendel of Crane visited with
hsi sister, Jay Meanes, Wednesday
and Thursday.
Merle Grozier took supper to the
Frank Barbees Thursday night.
Raymond and Coda Vaughn are en-
joying a new Buick they got last
week.
Ethel Black, Worth Barbee, Tad
and Willie and Gene Gilbreath attend-
ed graveside services for Robert
Brune Saturday at 10 am at Barbee
Cemetary.
Ray Turner of Arlington visited the
Frank Barbees Saturday.
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Helm, Marie. The Dublin Progress (Dublin, Tex.), Vol. 100, No. 43, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 16, 1988, newspaper, March 16, 1988; Dublin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth763423/m1/4/: accessed April 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dublin Public Library.